The troubled heart of Africa
Subtitle: a history of the Congo
By: Robert B. Edgerton.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Published: 2002
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 288
Subjects: Congo (Democratic Republic) -- History.
Description: "The Troubled Heart of Africa is the first book to give a complete history of the Congo, filling in the blanks before the advent of Henry Stanley, David Livingstone, King Leopold, and other figures, and carrying us straight into today's headlines. The Congo continues to be the subject of intense speculation and concern, and with good reason: upon it hangs the fate of sub-Sahara Africa as a whole.

Here is a book that helps us face the stark truths of the Congo's past and appreciate both the enormous potential and uncertainty of its future."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 267-277) and index.